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    Connecting sxps 16 to tv via hdmi?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Aaronmcc, Aug 19, 2010.

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    Aaronmcc Notebook Consultant

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    I have a Polaroid tv, tla-01511c if it matters, and I was wondering if it should be possible to either display my monitor on the screen and/or expand my screen to the tv. I have it connected via hdmi atm and have cycled through the different display options but the tv keeps displaying "Not Support!" I know it's sending some kind of a signal because when I turn the projector screen modes off it displays "No signal!"

    Is it possible to use the tv or is it having problems because it wasn't meant to be used at a computer monitor? Is there a work around for it?

    Thanks
     
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    When I restart the tv, nothing different happens. When I restart my computer, the dell loading screen and windows logo appear on the tv but it cuts out when I reach my desktop
     
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    I got it to work. What I had to do was go to control panel>appearance and personalization>display>screen resolution.

    But I still don't get why it works when I raise the res or lower the res above/below the native resolution for the tv, 1280x800. It even says that is the recommended resolution but that's the only one that doesn't work. Is there a good reason for that?
     
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